However, during the period covered in this report, the Supreme Court in the case of Cooray v. Banadaranaike, expanded the grounds of judicial review of the findings of the Special Presidential Commissions, holding that the Interpretation (Amendment) Act of 1972 stands implicitly repealed by the provisions of the Constitution of 1978.
Sin embargo, durante el período que abarca este informe, la Corte Suprema, en el caso Cooray c. Banadaranaike, aumentó las causas de revisión judicial de las conclusiones de la Comisión Presidencial Especial por considerar que la Constitución de 1978 implícitamente anula la mencionada ley.